{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Angus Fletcher - The Biggest Mistake We Made About Intelligence (Ep. 304)","description":"In this episode of Infinite Loops, Jim O\u2019Shaughnessy sits down with Angus Fletcher, Professor of Story Science at Ohio State University's Project Narrative and author of multiple books at the intersection of narrative theory, psychology, and brain science.  Angus\u2019 research challenges one of the most widely accepted ideas in modern culture: that the human brain works like a computer. Drawing on his work with U.S. Army Special Operations, he argues that humans think not in equations, but in actions and stories \u2014 and that modern education systems are failing to cultivate the kinds of intelligence needed to navigate the real world. Jim and Angus explore the difference between probability thinking and possibility thinking, why standardized education may be suppressing creativity, how stories shape strategy and leadership, and why the most successful innovators think like explorers rather than optimizers. Important Links: Read Angus\u2019 book \u2014 Primal Intelligence: The New Science of How We Think: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Primal-Intelligence-New-Science-Think\/dp\/0593712974 Angus\u2019 Harvard Business Review Article \u2014 Your Brain Doesn\u2019t Work the Way You Think It Does: https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/01\/your-brain-doesnt-work-the-way-you-think-it-does Learn more about Angus here: https:\/\/www.angusfletcher.co\/ ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"